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50 Years With Indians and Settlers on Lake Winnipeg

Alternate Title
Fifty Years With Indians and Settlers on Lake Winnipeg
E-Books
Author/Creator
Frederick Leach
Oblate author recounts his life in Manitoba including his perspectives on traditional medicine, being a judge in Juvenile Court and attending treaty day at Little Grand Rapids in 1919.
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As Long as the Sun Shines ...

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tasha Hubbard
Comments on the foundations on which treaty was based and that treaties were to be honoured forever. Duration: 9:55
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Building Harmony

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Cynthia Block
Looks at the three main objectives of the Office of the Treaty Commissioner: recognize the past, resolve outstanding treaty issues and revive the treaty relationship through education. Duration: 11:59.
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Chief Asks Church's Support For Treaties

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marites N. Sison
Anglican Journal, vol. 134, no. 3, March 2008, p. 10
Discusses an aboriginal leaders request for the Anglican Church to back aboriginal Canadians demands regarding court rulings on treaty rights.
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Comite / Riel-Ritchot de Saint-Norbert.

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Comite Riel-Ritchot de Saint-Norbert

Leaflet seeking funds to hold a celebration in St. Norbert, Manitoba in 1985 relating to Manitoba entering Confederation in 1870, with Louis Riel and Father Noel-Joseph Ritchot being hailed as Fathers of Confederation.

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Cumberland House Cree Nation, Cumberland Reserve 100A Claim, Public Edition, July 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission

USE FIREFOX FOR BEST VIEWING AND FUNCTIONALITY OF THIS RECORD. Consists of historical documents, submissions, correspondence/letters, transcripts, treaties, legal documents and the Final Report in English and French. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]

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Cumberland House Cree Nation: IR 100A Inquiry

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding the unlawful surrender of 22,080 acres of reserve land. ICC concluded that Canada is responsible for the loss of use of the land since 1891, breach of Treaty and fiduciary duty, and recommends negotiation of settlement under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis and Alan C. Holman. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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eCulture

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Leo J. Omani
Website contains links to: information about individual communities, culture, treaty, timeline, video and audio clips, and interviews with Elders. Suitable as a classroom resource.
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Enquête sur la Revendication de la Nation Crie de Cumberland House Relative à la RI 100A

Alternate Title
Cumberland House Cree Nation, IR 100A Inquiry (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Historical backround and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding the unlawful surrender of 22,080 acres of reserve land. ICC concluded that Canada is responsible for the loss of use of the land since 1891, breach of Treaty and fiduciary duty, and recommends negotiation of settlement under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. (French language version) Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis and Alan C. Holman. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
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Enquête sur la Revendication de la Nation Crie de James Smith Relative à la RI 100A

Alternate Title
James Smith Cree Nation IR 100A Inquiry (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Historical background, submissions, and recommendations from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine if Canada breached its obligations in taking an invalid surrender and in its subsequent disposition of the land. ICC found that James Smith Cree Nation was not owed any lawful obligations, but recommended that Canada's obligations dealing with the disposition of IR100A be negotiated with Cumberland House Cree Nation. (French language version) Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis and Alan C.
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Fighting for Survival: The Swampy Cree of Treaty No. 5 in an Era of Transition, 1875-1930

Alternate Title
Fighting for Survival: The Swampy Cree of Treaty #5 in an Era of Transition, 1875-1930
Fighting for Survival: The Swampy Cree of Treaty 5 in an Era of Transition, 1875-1930
Fighting for Survival: The Swampy Cree of Treaty Five in an Era of Transition, 1875-1930
Fighting for Survival: The Swampy Cree of Treaty No. Five in an Era of Transition, 1875-1930
Theses
Author/Creator
Raoul J. McKay
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 1991.
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The Fur Trade, Treaty No. 5 and the Fisher River First Nation

Alternate Title
Papers of the Rupert's Land Colloquium 2008
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Winona Wheeler
Overview of Ochekwi Sipi Cree First Nation and the treaty negotiation process. Chapter in book: Papers of the Rupert's Land Colloquium 2008 edited by Margaret Anne Lindsay and Malory Allyson Richards.
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The Importance of Oral and Extrinsic Historical Evidence in Understanding Indian Treaties

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John F. Leslie
Archivaria, no. 53, Spring, 2002, pp. [122]-129
Review essay on: The True Spirit and Original Intent of Treaty 7 by Treaty 7 Elders and Tribal Council with Walter Hildebrandt, Sarah Carter, and Dorothy First Rider. Bounty and Benevolence: A History of Saskatchewan Treaties by Arthur J. Ray, Jim Miller, and Frank Tough. Mi'kmaq Treaties on Trial: History, Land, and Donald Marshall Junior by William C. Wicken.
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The Indian Treaties of the North West

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Douglas Kemp
Manitoba Pageant, vol. 5, no. 3, April 1960, p. [?]
Brief description of theTreaties that were concluded between 1871 and 1877.
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Indian Treaty No. 5 and the Pas Agency, Saskatchewan, N.W.T.

Alternate Title
Indian Treaty Number Five and the Pas Agency, Saskatchewan, N.W.T.
Articles » General
Author/Creator
S. Raby
Saskatchewan History, vol. 25, no. 3, Autumn, 1972, pp. [92]-113

Describes the conditions of Treaty 5 and the adhesion of several different First Nations. Discusses the process and difficulties of moving to an agriculture or farming-based lifestyle, traditional economies, and the enfranchisement of the Métis through the scrip process. Entire issue on one PDF file, scroll to page 92.

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Is it Time to Build a Road to Prosperity in the Far North?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Quinn
Inside Policy, June/July 2013, pp. 14-15
Discusses the improved quality of life a road, power and broadband would bring to remote northern Ontario communities. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 14.
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James Smith Cree Nation Chakastaypasin IR 98 Inquiry

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
p. 191
Historical background, analysis and recommendations from the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine the validity of the surrender and sale of Indian Reserve (IR) 98. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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James Smith Cree Nation IR 100A Inquiry

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Historical background, submissions, and recommendations from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine if Canada breached its obligations in taking an invalid surrender and in its subsequent disposition of the land. ICC found that James Smith Cree Nation was not owed any lawful obligations, but recommended that Canada's obligations dealing with the disposition of IR100A be negotiated with Cumberland House Cree Nation. Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis and Alan C. Holman.
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James Smith Cree Nation, Peter Chapman 100A Claim, Public Release

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contents include historical documents, treaties, maps, field notes, reports, interview transcripts, census records, submissions and the French and English versions of the Final Report. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
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Manitoba Hydro: How to Build a Legacy of Hatred

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Peter Kulchyski
Canadian Dimension, vol. 38, no. 3, May/June 2004, pp. 24-39
Describes the hydroelectric development that, due to planned flooding, relocated the entire non-reserve community of South Indian Lake. The article argues that having concluded Treaty 5, left the Cree community in no position to negotiate Aboriginal title.
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Map of Saskatchewan Treaty Areas

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Government of Saskatchewan
Displays a map of Saskatchewan showing boundaries of Treaty 8, 10, 6, 5, 4 and 2.
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Maps of Treaty-Making in Canada

Alternate Title
[Timelines and Maps]
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada]
Series of maps illustrates the historical evolution of Canada through treaty-making, focusing on the numbered treaties. Previously titled Timelines and Maps.
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Nation Crie d'Opaskwayak Enquête Relative aux Rues et aux Ruelles

Alternate Title
Opaskwayak Cree Nation Streets and Lanes Inquiry (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Regarding land surrendered in 1906 to create The Pas town site for which adequate compensation was never received. (French language version) Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, Alan C. Holman, and Sheila G. Purdy. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
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Native Images: Treaty Party and Adhesions to Treaty Five, Northern Manitoba, 1910.

Alternate Title
A.V. Thomas Photographs Concerning the 1910 Treaty Five Adhesions
Native Images Treaty Party and Adhesions to Treaty Five, Northern Manitoba, 1910
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
[A.V. Thomas]
Native Studies Review, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 95-115
Black and white archival photographs of the individuals involved in the treaty process along with band members.
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[Native Reserves: The Prairies, 1902]

Alternate Title
Historical Atlas of Canada ; v. 2, plate 33
Historical Atlas of Canada Online Learning Project
National Perspectives: Native Canada
Native Reserves of Canada to 1902
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
[Byron Moldofsky
Mariange Beaudry
Chris Brackley
Mark Suarez]
Listed by location/treaty name; table shows reserve name and number, year of initial grant, ethno-linguistic group and linguistic family, hectares and square acres at surrender and in 1902. Table created from information found in The Historical Atlas of Canada, v. 2 edited by R. Louis Gentilcore ; Geoffrey J. Matthews, cartographer and designer.
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Nishnawbe Aski Nation

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Presents a political organization representing 49 First Nation communities with James Bay Treaty 9 territory and the Ontario portions of Treaty 5.
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